ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,981, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to JETZERO INC. (Long Beach, Calif.).
"Blended wing body aircraft with transmissive panels" was invented by John Charles Vassberg (Long Beach, Calif.) and Mark Allan Page (Long Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a blended wing body aircraft including a blended wing body, wherein the blended wing body is characterized by having no clear dividing line between wings and a main body along a leading edge of the aircraft; a cabin located within the main body and a transitional portion of the blended wing body; and a plurality of transmissive panels integrate...